Overview
- Presents a comprehensive review of endophytes and their biotechnological applications
- Explores the production of useful endophytic metabolites
- Summarises conventional and molecular tools for endophytes indentification
- Collates leading expertise from diverse scientific communities
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Reference Series in Phytochemistry (RSP)
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Table of contents (26 entries)
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Biology of Major Groups of Endophytes
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Biotechnology for Identification of Endophytes Using Conventional and Molecular Tools
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Production of Useful Metabolites
Keywords
- Fungal Endophytes
- Bacterial Endophytes
- Secondary Metabolites
- Plant Biotechnology
- Phylogenetic and Chemical Diversity of Endophytes
- Molecular Tools for Endophytes indentification
- Endophytic Exopolysaccharides
- Actinobacteria
- Fungal Endophytic Communities in Grapevines
- Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (ARISA)
- Phytochemicals
- Volatome
About this book
Written by leading international authors, this reference work will appeal to a wide readership, from students and researchers in the field of botany, biotechnology and agriculture to professionals interested in the production and applications of endophytic metabolites.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Sumita Jha (nee Mukherjee) received her M.Sc. (1975) and Ph.D. (1981) from the University of Calcutta, Kolkata, in India. She joined the same University as UGC (New Delhi) Research Scientist in 1985 and as a faculty member in Botany in 1990. She was appointed Associate Professor in 1993 and became Professor in 2001. She served as Program Coordinator of UGC Centre of Advanced Study in Botany (2004–2015), as Head Department of Botany (2007–2009), and as Head Department of Genetics (2009–2011; 2013–2014), Calcutta University. She has been involved in teaching courses on plant biology, plant genetics, and biotechnology. Prof. Jha’s group has developed transgenic cell and organ cultures in a number of rare, endangered indigenous medicinal plants for the production of high-value pharmaceuticals. Her research is supported by funding from the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India. Prof. Jha, under an Indo-French Projectfunded by IFCPAR/CEFIPRA (2002–2005), developed a strong collaboration with Dr. David Tepfer, INRA, Versailles, France, leading to the development and exchange of novel methods and information on secondary metabolism in transformed plant cell and organ cultures, and proposing that natural transformation operates as an adaptive resource in evolution, particularly in plant–microorganism interactions. She also visited AFRC Institute of Food Research (Plant Biotechnology Group), Norwich, UK (1991), and Plant Science Division, Nottingham University, Nottingham, UK (1999), as Visiting Scientist under Royal Society–Indian National Science Academy scientist exchange program.Prof. Jha has published more than 130 research papers in internationally recognized journals and 20 book chapters. To her credit, Professor Jha has mentored 20 students toward their Ph.D., and 5 are working on their Ph.D. thesis. She has served on various advisory committees and has garnered prestigious awards forher contributions to academic excellence. Notable among these are the INSA Science Academy Medal for Young Scientist (1983), the Prof. Hiralal Chakravarty Award by ISCA (1989), the UGC Career Award for young teachers (1994–1997), Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India (2008), and Fellow of the West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology (2015).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Endophytes and Secondary Metabolites
Editors: Sumita Jha
Series Title: Reference Series in Phytochemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90484-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90483-2Published: 24 July 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90484-9Published: 11 June 2019
Series ISSN: 2511-834X
Series E-ISSN: 2511-8358
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 720
Number of Illustrations: 59 b/w illustrations, 42 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biotechnology, Microbiology, Medicinal Chemistry, Plant Biochemistry, Agriculture